THANKING PRESIDENT TRUMP

THANKING PRESIDENT TRUMP

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)] [House] [Page H513] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] THANKING PRESIDENT TRUMP The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Alford). The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Miller) for 5 minutes. Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank President Trump for his efforts to reverse the harmful immigration policies of the last administration. On his first day in office, President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border and reinstated policies to stop the flood of illegal immigrants into the United States. Under the Biden administration, migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border reached an all-time high. Open-border policies made it easier for military-aged men to enter our country and allow drug and human traffickers to take control of our borders. In 2024 alone, Customs and Border Protection seized over 21,000 pounds of fentanyl at the U.S.-Mexico border. Fentanyl overdoses during this time remained to be the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45. I applaud President Trump for taking border security seriously, including his threat to impose tariffs on Mexico, which led their President to deploy 10,000 members of the Mexican National Guard to strengthen border security. It is time the rest of the world sees again we have a President willing to put America first. ____________________